It also bothers me that, given the relative sizes of the bear and the guy crouching in the foreground corner, the main character isn't going to be able to reach high enough to brain the bear with his little short-handled axe.

Attorneys for the Salinas-based Bud Antle Corporation, the largest lettuce grower in the world, argued that banning the short-handled hoe would be disastrous for the industry and consequently the consumer because it would lead to fewer crops and higher prices.